I have worked as a structural engineer in the industrial sector since graduating (steel structures, concrete footings / slabs etc). I would like to start expanding my skill base so I can look at providing engineering services to the residential sector (in Australia).
I would like to hear from other members who service the residential sector (mainly new housing construction) to see what typical work consists of (note I am looking at rural areas, so pretty basic construction). What references is available familiarize myself with the process of designing timber / masonry structures to current best practices (Australian Standards give design requirements, however there are usually good rules of thumb to follow which are not included in such documents)? What type of work do engineers in this sector typically target? Verification? Certification? Where do engineers go to get experience working with new products such as those available for retaining wall construction etc.?
I would appreciate a constructive discussion on the points above. I am a competent engineer in my area of practice, however I need to know how feasible it is to break into the residential market since the location I am thinking of targeting has relatively few structural engineers in the region and hence I wont have a large support network available. Ideally I would work for a residential engineering company for first but that isn't really an option at the moment (no one is hiring + it's not very professional to work somewhere for 6 months soak up all their IP then take off and work for yourself).
This book presents recent advances related to the following two topics:
- how mechanical fields close to material or geometrical singularities such as cracks can be determined;
- how failure criteria can be established according to the singularity degrees related to these discontinuities.
Concerning the determination of mechanical fields close to a crack tip, the first part of the book presents most of the traditional methods in order to classify them into two major categories. The first is based on the stress field, such as the Airy function, and the second resolves the problem from functions related to displacement fields. Following this, a new method based on the Hamiltonian system is presented in great detail. Local and energetic approaches to fracture are used in order to determine the fracture parameters such as stress intensity factor and energy release rate.
The second part of the book describes methodologies to establish the critical fracture loads and the crack growth criteria. Singular fields for homogeneous and non-homogeneous problems near crack tips,
v-notches, interfaces, etc. associated with the crack initiation and propagation laws in elastic and elastic-plastic media, allow us to determine the basis of failure criteria.
Each phenomenon studied is dealt with according to its conceptual and theoretical modeling, to its use in the criteria of fracture resistance; and finally to its implementation in terms of feasibility and numerical application.
Contents
1. Introduction.
Part 1: Stress Field Analysis Close to the Crack Tip
2. Review of Continuum Mechanics and the Behavior Laws.
3. Overview of Fracture Mechanics.
4. Fracture Mechanics.
5. Introduction to the Finite Element Analysis of Cracked Structures.
Part 2: Crack Growth Criteria
6. Crack Propagation.
7. Crack Growth Prediction in Elements of Steel Structures Submitted to Fatigue.
8. Potential Use of Crack Propagation Laws in Fatigue Life Design.
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The Complete Guide to Preventing Architectural Water Infiltration Issues
This insightful guide illustrates how to fortify buildings to withstand the onslaught of nature, primarily against wind and rain, with a back-to-basics look at water infiltration prevention techniques. This guide for architects and builders:
Includes an overview of general guidelines as well as coverage of applications such as those used in below-grade conditions, sealants, and membranes
Covers massing, orientation, seismic issues, wind loads, and discussion of building systems
Examines the key factors causing water infiltration in buildings: exposure, thermal loads, structural movement, and building configuration
With solid advice from experts in the field, The Architect's Guide to Preventing Water Infiltration shows how innovations in today's construction techniques simply won't hold water if they don't follow the fundamental ground rules necessary to keep water out.
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Significantly updated with revisions to nearly all 200-plus details, this second edition of Architect's Handbook of Construction Detailing provides architects, engineers, interior designers, contractors, and other building professionals with all of the common construction details, materials information, and detailing concepts used throughout the industry.
The information can be used as is or modified to fit individual project designs. Each of book's seven sections -- formatted to follow the new six-digit CSI MasterFormat system -- contains details and related information, including descriptions, detailing considerations, material requirements, installation requirements, tolerance coordination, and likely failure points. Additionally, SI (metric) equivalents have been added to all dimensions
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I would be grateful if someone could share the old version of the Snow loads part of Eurocode (EN 1991-1-3. Actions on structures. General actions. Snow loads).
I am looking for a version published before 2003. Thank you in advance.
The World of Footbridges: From the Utilitarian to the Spectacular
Author: Klaus Idelberger | Size: 16 MB | Format:PDF | Quality:Unspecified | Publisher: Ernst & Sohn | Year: 2011 | pages: 183 | ISBN: 9783433029435, 9783433600849
Structural engineers are often more interested in spectacular road and rail bridges with enormous spans than in relatively narrow footbridges built for modest loads. Local authorities, on the other hand, see pedestrian and cycle bridges in inner-city or rural locations as vital connections and important features of the town or landscape. Designs are often selected on the basis of architectural competitions. As there are no official guidelines for the planning of footbridges, the building techniques and performance of existing bridges are an important source of information and inspiration for structural engineers, architects and city or rural planners.
This book contains 85 examples of footbridges built worldwide over the past three decades and includes open pedestrian and cycle bridges, utility bridges and skywalks in many different environments. The collection is arranged according to load bearing system and span length. There is a brief description of the location and structural system of each bridge illustrated by photographs, plans, elevations and in some cases construction details. It is a treasure trove for bridge builders.
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